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What is it called when a plant or animal has a trait that helps it survive in a specific environment?

• instinct

• camouflage

• adaptation

• mimicry

Which of the following adaptations best​ explains how pine trees are able to prevent water loss or damage from freezing temperatures?

• Pine trees have thick bark

• Pine cones produce seeds.

• Pine tree roots go deep underground

• Pine needles are thin and have a wax coating.

Mangrove trees have this feature

• Stilt roots

• Breathing roots

• Both 1 and 2

• None

One example of trees that bear cones with seeds

• Rubber

• Coffee

• Fir

The trees that remain almost green throughout the year

• Terrestrial

• Aquatic

• Deciduous

• 
  Evergreen

An adaptation that helps a cactus live in the desert is its

• wide, flat leaves to catch water

• bright green color

• thin, spiny needles

• tall stems

Plants that grow on land are called

• aquatic

• terrestrial

• dessert plants

___________ do not have stomata.

• underwater plants

• floating plants

• fixed plants

• All of the above

Why might some plants have thorns?

• to stay safe from animals that want to eat the plant

• to attract insects that spread pollen to other plants

• to take in nutrients from the air

• to provide shade for the plant